Movies Set in Texas
Kinora's catalogue lists 59 films set in Texas, spanning 1940–2018. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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- 1993
A Perfect World
Ruraldir. Clint Eastwood - 1995
Apollo 13
Off Worlddir. Ron Howard - 1985
Blood Simple
Ruraldir. Joel Coen - 1967
Bonnie and Clyde
Ruraldir. Arthur Penn - 2014
Boyhood
Suburban · Urbandir. Richard Linklater - 2014
Chef
Urbandir. Jon Favreau - 2009
Crazy Heart
Ruraldir. Scott Cooper - 2013
Dallas Buyers Club
Urbandir. Jean-Marc Vallée - 1978
Days of Heaven
Ruraldir. Terrence Malick - 1993
Dazed and Confused
Suburbandir. Richard Linklater - 2012
Django Unchained
Ruraldir. Quentin Tarantino - 2018
First Man
Suburban · Off Worlddir. Damien Chazelle - 1965
For a Few Dollars More
Desert · Ruraldir. Sergio Leone - 2004
Friday Night Lights
Ruraldir. Peter Berg - 1996
From Dusk Till Dawn
Desert · Ruraldir. Robert Rodriguez - 1956
Giant
Ruraldir. George Stevens - 1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Rural · Desertdir. John Sturges - 2016
Hell or High Water
Ruraldir. David Mackenzie - 1963
Hud
Ruraldir. Martin Ritt - 1991
JFK
Urbandir. Oliver Stone - 1983
Local Hero
Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Bill Forsyth - 2017
Logan
Desert · Ruraldir. James Mangold - 1996
Lone Star
Ruraldir. John Sayles - 2007
No Country for Old Men
Desert · Ruraldir. Joel Coen - 1999
Office Space
Suburbandir. Mike Judge - 1957
Old Yeller
Rural · Wildernessdir. Robert Stevenson - 1984
Paris, Texas
Desert · Urbandir. Wim Wenders - 1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
dir. Tim Burton - 1984
Places in the Heart
Ruraldir. Robert Benton - 1948
Red River
Rural · Wildernessdir. Howard Hawks - 1959
Rio Bravo
Ruraldir. Howard Hawks - 1950
Rio Grande
Ruraldir. John Ford - 1977
Rolling Thunder
Urbandir. John Flynn - 1998
Rushmore
Urbandir. Wes Anderson - 1997
Selena
Urbandir. Gregory Nava - 2015
Sicario
Urban · Desertdir. Denis Villeneuve - 1990
Slacker
Urbandir. Richard Linklater - 1977
Smokey and the Bandit
Ruraldir. Hal Needham - 1983
Tender Mercies
Ruraldir. Bruce Beresford - 1983
Terms of Endearment
Suburbandir. James L. Brooks - 1960
The Alamo
dir. John Wayne - 1997
The Apostle
Ruraldir. Robert Duvall - 1966
The Chase
Ruraldir. Arthur Penn - 1972
The Getaway
Urban · Ruraldir. Sam Peckinpah - 1971
The Last Picture Show
Ruraldir. Peter Bogdanovich - 1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Ruraldir. Clint Eastwood - 1956
The Searchers
Wilderness · Desertdir. John Ford - 1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
Ruraldir. Henry Hathaway - 1974
The Sugarland Express
Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg - 1974
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Ruraldir. Tobe Hooper - 2011
The Tree of Life
Suburban · Off Worlddir. Terrence Malick - 1940
The Westerner
Ruraldir. William Wyler - 1969
The Wild Bunch
Desert · Ruraldir. Sam Peckinpah - 1996
Tin Cup
Ruraldir. Ron Shelton - 1980
Urban Cowboy
Urbandir. James Bridges - 1999
Varsity Blues
Ruraldir. Brian Robbins - 1990
Wild at Heart
dir. David Lynch - 1950
Winchester '73
Ruraldir. Anthony Mann - 1956
Written on the Wind
dir. Douglas Sirk
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in Texas?
Kinora's catalogue lists 59 films set in Texas, spanning 1940–2018.
What are some movies set in Texas?
Films set in Texas in our catalogue include A Perfect World (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), Blood Simple (1985), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and Boyhood (2014).
What is the oldest movie set in Texas?
The Westerner (1940) is the earliest film set in Texas in our catalogue; the most recent is First Man (2018).